It was a smelly summer on the west side of Evanston — so much so that some residents are determined to run the culprit out of town.This summer, they launched a website and protested outside the Veolia Waste Transfer Station on Church Street to ratchet up pressure on the company.

Politicians are begging their supporters to donate campaign cash. That's because Friday is a key fundraising marker before the 2012 election.Fundraising numbers can be a sign of a candidate's support, or lack of it, and many use the reporting deadlines to make urgent appeals.Indiana U.S.

In September 1969, left-wing activists kidnapped U.S. Ambassador to Brazil Charles Burke Elbrick to protest the military dictatorship in power. In exchange, they demanded the release of 15 of their comrades.

Last weekend, pizza magnate Herman Cain did something that surprised the political world: He came in first in a Florida GOP presidential straw poll.One way Cain has attracted the attention of Republican voters is with what he calls his 9-9-9 plan.

Listen in to this very special edition of the Hull House Museum's "Rethinking Soup" discussion and lecture meal event featuring veteran farmer-activist John Kinsman, who at 85 years old has lived through most of the major social movements of the 20th century.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago aldermen are having mixed reactions to the city watchdog's ideas for balancing the budget.Chicago Inspector General Joe Ferguson released a report late Monday outlining dozens of ideas to cut spending and raise revenue in order to deal with a projected budget d